[texbirds] Re: Fw: Fall Shorebird Arrival
- From: Brush Freeman <brushfreeman@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: Alan Wormington <wormington@xxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2013 14:57:13 -0500
I don't know for sure on LBCUs....They are found all year in the stat,
but did have some in N. Tex. in the first half of June...B
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On Fri, Jun 28, 2013 at 2:23 PM, Alan Wormington <wormington@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Ron and all,
>
> A few years ago I remember reading right here on TexBirds about multiple
> Upland Sandpipers that were being reported inland (in Texas) as fall
> migrants. From memory, the time period was mid-June. I consider Upland
> Sandpiper as one of the earliest of all fall migrants in North America. At
> Point Pelee they do not nest anywhere near here, and we have records that I
> classify as fall migrants on May 30, 31, June 6, 8, etc. I consider "June
> 17" as the "normal" date of first arrival.
>
> And don't forget about that Long-billed Curlew that is radio-tagged and
> passes over Texas each fall during mid-June. I think it nests in Idaho and
> winters in northern Mexico somewhere. Brush will know more about it, and can
> perhaps provide the "earliest" date that it has passed through Texas on its
> way south. June 12 rings a bell.
>
> So yes, when shorebirds decide to move, they really move!
>
> Alan Wormington
> Leamington, Ontario
>
>
>
> ---------- Forwarded Message ----------
> From: Ron Weeks <ronweeks@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: "texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [texbirds] Fall Shorebird Arrival
> Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2013 12:10:24 -0700 (PDT)
>
> TexBirders,
> �
> Not surprisingly, my "fall" shorebird arrival experiences mirror
> Mel's.� Generally, I see a pulse in shorebird numbers at coastal
> marshes the last few days of June.� It becomes more obvious the first
> week of July.� My fall arrivals in Montana and Michigan are amazingly
> similar suggesting these birds make great time in moving southward from their
> breeding grounds.
> �
> On a related note, eBird alerted me to a new early shorebird arrival for the
> Upper Coast.� On June 19th, an Upland Sandpiper was found and
> photographed at Brazoria NWR.� I should say I presume it to be a fall
> arrival as this species has�never been documented as summering in this
> area.� The previous early record was June 28th.� I used to live
> in mid-Michigan but that was far enough north that it was tricky to sort out
> breeders from birds on the move.� Alan Wormington can probably
> enlighten us as to when this species typically starts to move by his favorite
> haunts in the Pelee area.
> �
> Ron Weeks
> Lake Jackson�
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